Wilbur Held (1914-2015)
Wilbur Held was born in the little Chicago suburb of Des Plaines. His mother was an accomplished violinist, and there was always music in his home and his church. But piano lessons were poorly practiced, and the decision to get serious about music didn’t happen until after graduation from high school. He enrolled at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago, studying organ with Frank van Dusen and theory/composition with John Palmer. After getting serious he did pretty well, and midway in his studies he became Leo Sowerby’s assistant at St. James Church–an association that lasted seven years. He received a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the conservatory. In 1946 he joined the faculty at the Ohio State University, where he became Professor of Organ and Church Music and head of the keyboard department. He remained in this position for over 30 years, and for most of that time was also organist-choirmaster at Trinity Episcopal Church in Columbus, Ohio. During his tenure at O.S.U., he earned a Doctor of Sacred Music degree from Union Theological Seminary in New York and studied the organ sporadically with Marcel Dupré and Andre Marchal when they were in this country– and also a term with Vernon de Tar, and composition with Normand Lockwood and Wallingford Riegger. Held started composing little pieces for the organ because he felt there was a lack of teaching material aimed at developing style and registration, especially for the romantic use of the instrument. His Nativity Suite, published in 1959, has sold well over 25,000 copies. In 1978 he retired to Claremont, California, where he continued to be active as clinician, recitalist and composer.COMPOSITIONS Held Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre
Six Calls to Worship, chorus (1953)
Pentecost, a cantata, [????] (Independent Music Publishers, 1956)
A Nativity Suite (5 pcs), organ (Concordia, 1959)
Partita on "O Sons and Daughters", organ (Augsburg, 1964) [O filii et filiae]
Built on a Rock: Kirken, 2 tpt and organ (Augsburg, 1967) [L. M. Lindemann; free harmonizations & postlude by Wilbur Held]
A Suite of Passion Hymn Settings (6 pcs), organ (Concordia, 1967)
God of a Universe, chorus and organ (Augsburg, 1969) [text: Katharine L. Aller]
A Message Came to a Maiden Young, unison voices and piano (or organ) (Augsburg, 1969)
Two Traditional Carols, flute (or oboe) and organ (or piano) (Augsburg, 1969)
Six Carol Settings, organ (Concordia, 1970)
Advent Service, chorus, congregation, organ, w/opt. flute, oboe and bassoon (Augsburg, 1971) [text: Ron Klug]
Jesus! Name of Wondrous Love, anthem, chorus, soprano solo and organ (Concordia, 1971) [text: William Walsham How]
The Child, chorus [SAB] (in "Rejoice and Sing", Augsburg, 1973)
Processional on "The King Majesty", organ (H.W. Gray, 1973)
Flourish, organ (Beckenhorst Press, 1974)
His Are the Thousand Sparkling Rills, chorus and organ (Augsburg, 1975)
Six Preludes on Easter Hymns, organ (Concordia, 1975)
Preludes and Postludes, vol. 1-4, organ (Augsburg, 1972-76) [volumes 1 & 2 by WIlbur Held]
Hymn Preludes for the Autumn Festivals (7 pcs), organ (Concordia, 1976)
A Mystic Song, mezzo-soprano and piano (Beckenhorst Press, 1976) [also arr. for voice and guitar by C. Callahan]
Hymn Preludes and Free Accompaniments for Organ, vol. 6 (24 pcs) (Augsburg, 1978)
Little Suite, organ (Hinshaw Music, 1978)
Hymn Preludes for the Pentecost Season (7 pcs), organ (Concordia, 1979)
O Lord of Love and Power, chorus(?) (in "Three Hymns for 1979", Hymn Society of America, 1979) [text: Herbert Brokering]
Come, Risen Lord (Knickerbocker), organ (in "Hymn Preludes for Holy Communion, Vol. 3", Concordia, 1979-1980)
Music for a Sunday Morning II (3 pcs), organ (Concordia, 1980)
In Bethlehem, choral (1982)
Gospel Hymn Settings (7 pcs), organ (Hinshaw Music, 1984)
Seven Settings of American Folk Hymns, organ (Concordia, 1984)
A Bird, a Lovely Butterfly, unison voices and keyboard (Lorenz, 1985) [text: Florence Jansson]
Song of Creation (4 pcs), children's chorus (SA), chorus (SATB), 2 tpt, 2 trom, harp or pf, and organ (Augsburg, 1985)
Organ Music for Funerals and Memorial Services, Book I (14 pcs; 4 pcs by Wilbur Held) (Augsburg, 1986) [compiled by W. Held]
Organ Music for Funerals and Memorial Services, Book II (10 pcs; 3 pcs by Wilbur Held) (Augsburg, 1988) [compiled by W. Held]
Six Seasonal Solos, voice and keyboard (Augsburg Fortress, 1990)
Three Pieces for Organ (Augsburg Fortress, 1990)
Christmas Comes Again, Set 1 (6 pcs), organ (MorningStar Music, 1991)
Those Wonderful Welsh, Set 1 (6 pcs), organ (MorningStar Music, 1991)
Pastorale on Silent Night (Hope Publishing, 1992)
Sketches (6pcs), organ (Sacred Music Press, 1992)
Those Wonderful Welsh, Set 2 (6 pcs), organ (MorningStar Music, 1992)
Vocal solos for funerals and memorial services (6 pcs; 3 by Wilbur Held) (Augsburg Fortress, 1992)
I Sought the Lord, chorus and organ (MorningStar Music, 1993) [text: Anonymous, c. 1890]
Organ Settings of Children's Hymns (8 pcs) (Augsburg Fortress, 1993)
Easter Comes Again (7 pcs), organ (MorningStar Music, 1994)
Partita on "O God, Thou Faithful God" (9 pcs), organ, w/opt. brass quartet (MorningStar Music, 1994)
All Glory Be to God on High (Suite) (3 pcs), organ (MorningStar Music, 1995/2010)
Music for the New Year (3 pcs), organ (MorningStar Music, 1996)
Prelude on Presence [Percy Whitlock] (in "36 Hymn Preludes for Two Manuals and Pedal", Darcey Press, 1996)
Four Advent Hymn Preludes, Set 1, organ (MorningStar Music, 1997)
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (5 pcs), organ (MorningStar Music, 1997/2007)
Four Advent Hymn Preludes, Set 2, organ (MorningStar Music, 1998)
Shaker Tunes for Organ (7 pcs) (MorningStar Music, 1998)
The Lord Is My Shepherd - Six Hymn Settings on Psalm 23, organ (MorningStar Music, 1999)
Six Gospel Hymn Preludes, organ (MorningStar Music, 1999)
Six Hymn Settings for Epiphany, organ (MorningStar Music, 1999)
Variations on Amazing Grace (MorningStar Music, 2000)
Beneath the Cross, organ (MorningStar Music, 2001) [13 contemplations for Lent and general use]
Christmas Comes Again, Set 2 (7 pcs), organ (MorningStar Music, 2001)
Prelude on "When in Our Music God is Glorified" [based on Engelberg by C.V. Stanford] (MorningStar Music, 2003)
Christ Is Alive, Let Christians Sing [based on Truro by T. Williams] (in "Thine the Glory", MorningStar Music, 2005)
Lift Up Your Heads, You Mighty Gates [Truro] (in "Advent Postludes for Organ", MorningStar, 2005?)
There's a Song in the Air (in "General, Advent, Christmas, Epiphany", Wayne Leupold, 2005)
Wondrous Love: Five Hymn Settings for Organ (MorningStar Music, 2005)
That Lonesome Valley, flute and organ (Beckenhorst Press, 2007)
Five Hymn Preludes, cello and keyboard (MorningStar Music, 2010)
Four Seasonal Pieces for Organ: Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, organ (MorningStar Music, 2012)
New Every Morning: Six Settings of Morning Hymns, organ (MorningStar Music, 2014)
The Wilbur Held Organ Collection: A Centenary Edition (17 pcs), organ (MorningStar Music, 2014)
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross, organ (in "Lenten Postludes for Organ", MorningStar Music, 2016)
In memoriam: Funeral Music for Organ (2 pcs by Wilbur Held) (MorningStar Music, 2018)
WORKS BY GENRE Held Links ~ top of page ~
Choral
Six Calls to Worship, chorus (1953)
God of a Universe, chorus and organ (Augsburg, 1969) [text: Katharine L. Aller]
A Message Came to a Maiden Young, unison voices and piano (or organ) (Augsburg, 1969)
Advent Service, chorus, congregation, organ, w/opt. flute, oboe and bassoon (Augsburg, 1971) [text: Ron Klug]
Jesus! Name of Wondrous Love, anthem, chorus, soprano solo and organ (Concordia, 1971) [text: William Walsham How]
The Child, chorus [SAB] (in "Rejoice and Sing", Augsburg, 1973)
His Are the Thousand Sparkling Rills, chorus and organ (Augsburg, 1975)
O Lord of Love and Power, chorus(?) (in "Three Hymns for 1979", Hymn Society of America, 1979) [text: Herbert Brokering]
In Bethlehem, choral (1982)
A Bird, a Lovely Butterfly, unison voices and keyboard (Lorenz, 1985) [text: Florence Jansson]
Song of Creation (4 pcs), children's chorus (SA), chorus (SATB), 2 tpt, 2 trom, harp or pf, and organ (Augsburg, 1985)
- The Cosmic Order [SATB]
- The Earth and All Its Creatures [children's choir]
- The People of God [SATB]
- Doxology [children's choir and SATB chorus]
I Sought the Lord, chorus and organ (MorningStar Music, 1993) [text: Anonymous, c. 1890]
Instrument and Organ
Built on a Rock: Kirken, 2 tpt and organ (Augsburg, 1967) [L. M. Lindemann; free harmonizations & postlude by Wilbur Held]
Two Traditional Carols, flute (or oboe) and organ (or piano) (Augsburg, 1969)
- Bright and glorious is the sky
- I am so glad each Christmas Eve
That Lonesome Valley, flute and organ (Beckenhorst Press, 2007)
Five Hymn Preludes, cello and keyboard (MorningStar Music, 2010)
Organ
A Nativity Suite (5 pcs), organ (Concordia, 1959)
- Oh, Come, Emmanuel
- Silent night
- Shepherds
- The Three Kings
- Joy to the World
Partita on "O Sons and Daughters", organ (Augsburg, 1964) [O filii et filiae]
A Suite of Passion Hymn Settings (6 pcs), organ (Concordia, 1967)
- Jesus, I will ponder now : (Jesu Kreuz, Leiden und Pein)
- Ah, dearest Jesus : (Herzliebster Jesu)
- In the cross of Christ I glory : (Rathbun)
- Go to dark Gethsemane : (Petra)
- O darkest woe : (O Traurigkeit)
- The royal banners forward go : (Vexilla regis)
Six Carol Settings, organ (Concordia, 1970)
- Good Christian Men, Rejoice [In dolce jubilo]
- Of the Father's Love Begotten [Divinum mysterium]
- From Heaven Above [Von himmel hoch]
- O Little Town of Bethlehem
- The First Noel
- God Rest You Merry Gentlemen
Preludes and Postludes, vol. 1-2, organ (Augsburg) [volumes 3 & 4 in this series by other composers]
- Volume 1: General Postludes (Augsburg, 1972)
- Amazing Grace
- Alleluia! Sing to Jesus
- Give to our God Immortal praise
- God of grace and God of glory
- God who stretched the spangled heavens
- How great Thou art
- Saviour again to Thy Dear Name we raise
- They'll know we are Christians
- Volume 2: Advent - Christmas - Epiphany (Augsburg, 1973)
- As with gladness men of old
- Bright and glorious is the sky
- Come, Thou long-expected Jesus
- From east to west, from shore to shore
- From heaven above
- Good Christian men, rejoice
- How lovely shines the morningstar
- Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates
- Lo! He comes with clouds descending
- O little town of Bethlehem
- The King shall come when morning dawns
- What child is this
Flourish, organ (Beckenhorst Press, 1974)
Six Preludes on Easter Hymns, organ (Concordia, 1975)
- The strife is o'er : Victory
- The Easter sequence : Victimae paschali laudes
- Come, ye faithful, raise the strain : Gaudeamus pariter
- Awake, my heart, with gladness : Auf, auf, mein Herz
- Jesus Christ is risen today : Easter hymn
- Christ Jesus lay in death's strong bands
- Christ lag in Todesbanden
Hymn Preludes for the Autumn Festivals (7 pcs), organ (Concordia, 1976)
- Awake, awake to love and work : Morning song
- Ye watchers and ye holy ones : Vigiles et sancti
- A mighty fortress : Ein' feste Burg
- For all the saints : Sarum
- God bless our native land : America
- Now thank we all our god : Nun danket alle Gott
- We gather together : Kremser
Little Suite, organ (Hinshaw Music, 1978)
- Variations on All the Bliss Which We Possess
- Offertory: How Shall I Meet My Saviour
- Postlude on Jesus' Name
Hymn Preludes and Free Accompaniments for Organ, vol. 6 (24 pcs) (Augsburg, 1978)
- Schmücke dich [version 1]
- Schmücke dich [version 2]
- Salzburg [version 1]
- Salzburg [version 2]
- Ack, bliv hos oss [version 1]
- Ack, bliv hos oss [version 2]
- Adoro te devote [version 1]
- Adoro te devote [version 2]
- Carol [version 1]
- Carol [version 2]
- Crucifer [version 1]
- Crucifer [version 2]
- Deo gracias [version 1]
- Deo gracias [version 2]
- Freu dich sehr [version 1]
- Freu dich sehr [version 2]
- Grosser Gott [version 1]
- Grosser Gott [version 2]
- Jefferson [version 1]
- Jefferson [version 2]
- Martyrdom [version 1]
- Martyrdom [version 2]
- Morning Star [version 1]
- Morning Star [version 2]
Hymn Preludes for the Pentecost Season (7 pcs), organ (Concordia, 1979)
- Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire
- Holy Spirit, ever dwelling
- Come down, O Love Divine
- Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove
- Spirit Divine, attend our prayers
- Crown Him with many crowns
- Holy God, we praise Your name
Come, Risen Lord (Knickerbocker), organ (in "Hymn Preludes for Holy Communion, Vol. 3", Concordia, 1979-1980)
Music for a Sunday Morning II, organ (Concordia, 1980)
- Passacaglia
- Saraband
- Chant
Gospel Hymn Settings (7 pcs), organ (Hinshaw Music, 1984)
- Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling
- The everlasting arms
- I love to tell the story
- We're marching to Zion
- God be with you 'til we meet again
- Wonderful words of life
- I will sing the wondrous story
Seven Settings of American Folk Hymns, organ (Concordia, 1984)
- Beach spring
- Land of rest
- Foundation
- Simple gifts
- Detroit
- Wedlock
- Kedron
Organ Music for Funerals and Memorial Services, Book II (10 pcs; 3 pcs by Wilbur Held) (Augsburg, 1988) [compiled by W. Held]
- Adagio in G minor / Tommaso Albinoni
- Blest be the tie that binds (DENNIS) - J. G. Naegeli / Wilbur Held
- Consolation / Mendelssohn
- Hallelujah / Handel
- Jesu, who didst ever guide me / J. S. Bach
- Larghetto / G. F. Handel
- O Lord, now let your servant depart in heavenly peace (Finnish folktune) / Wilbur Held
- O world, I e'en must leave thee (O Welt, ich muss dich lassen) / J. S. Bach
- O world, I e'en must leave thee (O Welt, ich muss dich lassen) / J. Gottfried Walther
- A mighty fortress (Martin Luther) / Wilbur Held
Three Pieces for Organ (Augsburg Fortress, 1990)
- Variations on This joyful Eastertide : Vruechten
- Meditation on O food of men wayfaring : O esca viatorum
- Recessional on Turn back, O man : Old 124th
Christmas Comes Again, Set 1 (6 pcs), organ (MorningStar Music, 1991)
- A Stable Lamp Is Lighted
- Cradle Song
- Cold December Flies Away
- Gentle Mary Laid Her Child
- Go Tell It on the Mountains
- Infant Holy, Infant Lowley
Those Wonderful Welsh, Set 1 (6 pcs), organ (MorningStar Music, 1991)
- Ar hyd y nos
- Arfon
- Hyfrydol
- Llanfyllin
- Lledrod
- Rhosymedre
Pastorale on Silent Night (Hope Publishing, 1992)
Sketches (6pcs), organ (Sacred Music Press, 1992)
- Prelude
- Air
- Trumpet tune
- Duet
- Improvisation
- Toccatina
Those Wonderful Welsh, Set 2 (6 pcs), organ (MorningStar Music, 1992)
- Aberystwyth
- Cwm Rhondda
- Harlech
- Llanfair
- St. Denio
- The Ash Grove
Organ Settings of Children's Hymns (8 pcs) (Augsburg Fortress, 1993)
- All things bright and beautiful
- Away in a manger
- Children of the Heavenly Father
- I sing a song of the Saints of God
- Jesus loves me
- Once in royal David's city
- Praise Him, praise Him
- When he cometh
Easter Comes Again (7 pcs), organ (MorningStar Music, 1994)
- At the Lamb's High Feast
- Christ Is Arisen
- Come Away to the Skies
- Lift Your Voice Rejoicing, Mary
- That Easter Day with Joy Was Bright
- The Day of Resurrection
- Welcome, Happy Morning
All Glory Be to God on High (Suite), organ (MorningStar Music, 1995/2010)
- Prelude
- Offertory
- Postlude
Music for the New Year (3 pcs), organ (MorningStar Music, 1996)
- Introduction and Chaconne [O God, Our Help in Ages Past]
- Partita [The Old Year Has Passed Away]
- Prelude [In Thee is Gladness]
Prelude on Presence [Percy Whitlock] (in "36 Hymn Preludes for Two Manuals and Pedal", Darcey Press, 1996)
Four Advent Hymn Preludes, Set 1, organ (MorningStar Music, 1997)
- Hark, the Glad Sound! The Savior Comes
- Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending
- Once He Came in Blessing
- Prepare the Royal Highway
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (5 pcs), organ (MorningStar Music, 1997/2007)
- All This Night My Heart Rejoices
- He Whom Shepherds Once Came Praising
- I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
- In the Bleak Midwinter
- The Snow Lay on the Ground
Four Advent Hymn Preludes, Set 2, organ (MorningStar Music, 1998)
- Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
- O Savior, Rend the Heavens Wide
- Wake, Awake
- Creator of the Stars of Night
Shaker Tunes for Organ (7 pcs) (MorningStar Music, 1998)
- Holy Savior, Call
- Me Bless the Cross
- My Carnal Life I Will Lay Down
- Oh, the Beautiful Treasures
- Step Tune
- The Humble Heart
- A Cup of Rejoicing
The Lord Is My Shepherd - Six Hymn Settings on Psalm 23, organ (MorningStar Music, 1999)
- My Shepherd Will Supply My Need
- The King of Love
- The King of Love
- The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Want (Brother James' Air)
- The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Want (Crimond)
- The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Want (Evan)
Six Gospel Hymn Preludes, organ (MorningStar Music, 1999)
- His Eye Is on the Sparrow
- In the Garden
- It Is Well with My Soul
- My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less
- Precious Lord, Take My Hand
- When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder
Six Hymn Settings for Epiphany, organ (MorningStar Music, 1999)
- As with Gladness Men of Old
- Brightest and Best of the Stars of the Morning
- O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright
- O Chief of Cities, Bethlehem
- Watchman, Tell Us of the Night
- When Christ's Appearing Was Made Known
Variations on Amazing Grace (MorningStar Music, 2000)
Christmas Comes Again, Set 2 (7 pcs), organ (MorningStar Music, 2001)
- Sing, We Now of Christmas
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
- What Child Is This?
- It Came upon a Midnight Clear
- Here Betwixt Ass and Oxen Mild
- Unto Us a Boy Is Born
- Oh, Come, All ye Faithful
Beneath the Cross, organ (MorningStar Music, 2001) [13 contemplations for Lent and general use]
Prelude on "When in Our Music God is Glorified" [based on Engelberg by C.V. Stanford] (MorningStar Music, 2003)
Christ Is Alive, Let Christians Sing [based on Truro by T. Williams] (in "Thine the Glory", MorningStar Music, 2005)
Lift Up Your Heads, You Mighty Gates [Truro] (in "Advent Postludes for Organ", MorningStar, 2005?)
There's a Song in the Air (in "General, Advent, Christmas, Epiphany", Wayne Leupold, 2005)
Wondrous Love: Five Hymn Settings for Organ (MorningStar Music, 2005)
- Alone Thou Goest Forth, O Lord
- Jesus Calls Us O'er the Tumult
- Let Us Break Bread Together
- The Lone, Wild Bird [Prospect]
- What Wondrous Love Is This [Wondrous Love]
Four Seasonal Pieces for Organ: Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, organ (MorningStar Music, 2012)
- Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
- A Christmas Lullaby (Away in a Manger/Mueller)
- Were You There
- Christ Arose
New Every Morning: Six Settings of Morning Hymns, organ (MorningStar Music, 2014)
- Awake, My Soul, and with the Sun
- Father, We Praise Thee
- Morning Has Broken
- New Every Morning Is the Love (Variations)
- O Splendor of God’s Glory Bright
- When Morning Gilds the Skies
The Wilbur Held Organ Collection: A Centenary Edition, organ (MorningStar Music, 2014)
- Tollefson
- Dix
- St. Christopher
- Middlebury
- Go Tell it
- Easter Hymn (Worgan)
- Land of Rest
- Resignation
- Veni Emmanuel
- St. Anne
- Divinum mysterium
- Simple Gifts (Shaker Melody)
- Lancashire
- Prospect
- New Britain (Amazing Grace)
- Rockingham Old (Rockingham)
- Roll Call
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross, organ (in "Lenten Postludes for Organ", MorningStar Music, 2016)
In memoriam: Funeral Music for Organ (MorningStar Music, 2018)
- It is well with my soul / Wilbur Held
- My shepherd will supply my need / Wilbur Held
ORGAN COLLECTIONS WITH OTHER COMPOSERS:
Music for Manuals - Advent, Christmas, Epiphany (MorningStar Music)
Music for Manuals - General and Fall Festivals (MorningStar Music)
Music with Minimal Pedal - Christmas (MorningStar Music)
Music with Minimal Pedal - Advent and Epiphany (MorningStar Music)
Music with Minimal Pedal - Easter and Pentecost (MorningStar Music)
Music with Minimal Pedal - General, Set 1 (MorningStar Music)
Music with Minimal Pedal - General, Set 2 (MorningStar Music)
AS EDITOR/ARRANGER
Classical Transcriptions for Organ (MorningStar Music, 2001)
Choral Classics Arranged for Organ (MorningStar Music)
Vocal
Pentecost, a cantata, [????] (Independent Music Publishers, 1956)
A Mystic Song, mezzo-soprano and piano (Beckenhorst Press, 1976) [also arr. for voice and guitar by C. Callahan]
Six Seasonal Solos, voice and keyboard (Augsburg Fortress, 1990)
- Come, thou long-expected Jesus
- Hark! the herald angels sing
- O God, Father in heaven
- Spirit divine
- When Christ's appearing was made known
- The world itself keeps Easter day
Vocal solos for funerals and memorial services (6 pcs; 3 by Wilbur Held) (Augsburg Fortress, 1992)
- I'll praise my maker / Wilbur Held
- Into thy hands / J.S. Bach
- Then shall the righteous shine forth / Mendelssohn
- I know that my redeemer liveth / G.F. Handel
- Wondrous love / arr. Wilbur Held
- The King of love / Wilbur Held
HELD LINKS Works by Genre ~ top of page ~
An Interview with Wilbur Held (EBSCO Host)
A Note of Appreciation for the eLibrary (Kathryn Johnson, Church Music Institute)
Remembering Wilbur Held (E.C. Schirmer)
Wilbur C. Held Endowed Music Scholarship Fund (Ohio State University)
Composer's website [none at the moment] . . . Inquire about Wilbur Held: here
Held @ American Guild of Organists
Held @ Another Year of Insanity
Held @ E.C. Schirmer
Publisher
Held @ Augsburg Fortress
Held @ Beckenhorst
Held @ Concordia Music
Held @ Darcey Music
Held @ Hinshaw
Held @ Hope
Held @ MorningStar [E.C. Schirmer]
Held @ Edition Peters
Held @ Sacred Music Press
Held @ E.C. Schirmer
Held @ SheetMusicPlus
Held @ Amazon.com
Streaming Audio
Held @ Classical Archives
Held @ SoundCloud
Recordings
Held @ ArkivMusic
Video
Held @ YouTube
Held @ Google Video
Held @ Vimeo
Alphabetical List of Titles
[under construction]
Seasonal Works
ADVENT - CHRISTMAS - EPIPHANY
A Nativity Suite (5 pcs), organ (Concordia, 1959)
A Message Came to a Maiden Young, unison voices and piano (or organ) (Augsburg, 1969)
Two Traditional Carols, flute (or oboe) and organ (or piano) (Augsburg, 1969)
Six Carol Settings, organ (Concordia, 1970)
Advent Service, chorus, congregation, organ, w/opt. flute, oboe and bassoon (Augsburg, 1971) [text: Ron Klug]
The Child, chorus [SAB] (in "Rejoice and Sing", Augsburg, 1973)
Six Seasonal Solos, voice and keyboard (Augsburg Fortress, 1990)
Christmas Comes Again, Set 1 (6 pcs), organ (MorningStar Music, 1991)
Pastorale on Silent Night (Hope Publishing, 1992)
Four Advent Hymn Preludes, Set 1, organ (MorningStar Music, 1997)
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (5 pcs), organ (MorningStar Music, 1997/2007)
Four Advent Hymn Preludes, Set 2, organ (MorningStar Music, 1998)
Six Hymn Settings for Epiphany, organ (MorningStar Music, 1999)
Christmas Comes Again, Set 2 (7 pcs), organ (MorningStar Music, 2001)
Four Seasonal Pieces for Organ: Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, organ (MorningStar Music, 2012)
LENT - EASTER - PENTECOST
Pentecost, a cantata, [????] (Independent Music Publishers, 1956)
Six Preludes on Easter Hymns, organ (Concordia, 1975)
Hymn Preludes for the Pentecost Season (7 pcs), organ (Concordia, 1979)
Come, Risen Lord (Knickerbocker), organ (in "Hymn Preludes for Holy Communion, Vol. 3", Concordia, 1979-1980)
Six Seasonal Solos, voice and keyboard (Augsburg Fortress, 1990)
Easter Comes Again (7 pcs), organ (MorningStar Music, 1994)
Beneath the Cross, organ (MorningStar Music, 2001) [13 contemplations for Lent and general use]
Four Seasonal Pieces for Organ: Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, organ (MorningStar Music, 2012)
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross, organ (in "Lenten Postludes for Organ", MorningStar Music, 2016)
IN MEMORIAM
Organ Music for Funerals and Memorial Services, Book I (14 pcs; 4 pcs by Wilbur Held) (Augsburg, 1986) [compiled by W. Held]
Organ Music for Funerals and Memorial Services, Book II (10 pcs; 3 pcs by Wilbur Held) (Augsburg, 1988) [compiled by W. Held]
Vocal solos for funerals and memorial services (6 pcs; 3 by Wilbur Held) (Augsburg Fortress, 1992)
In memoriam: Funeral Music for Organ (2 pcs by Wilbur Held) (MorningStar Music, 2018)
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